Franchise legend Blake Griffin isn’t happy with the Los Angeles Clippers for how the organization handled part ways with Chris Paul and he expressed his disappointment during the NBA on Prime pregame show on Friday Night.
"I'm just disappointed, to be honest. I can't really think of another word,” Griffin said. “Obviously shocked at first, but disappointed. I'm disappointed for Chris Paul, but I'm disappointed in the Clippers organization.”
"I'm disappointed for Chris Paul."
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Griffin and Paul played together with the Clippers for six seasons, and together they helped to put the Clippers on the basketball map after decades of irrelevancy by forming “Lob City” and leading L.A. To multiple playoff appearances. Paul returned the Clippers to close out his career with the team that he’s most closely associated with, but things clearly didn’t turn out as expected.
"Re-signing with the Clippers, this was supposed to be his moment, his coming back to LA. 'I'm giving it one last go,’” Griffin said. “And for him to not get to walk out on his own terms, from the franchise — that he chose to go to — to end his career, is extremely disappointing.”
Griffin added that he was most disappointed by the lack of communication from key figures in the organization. There were reports that Paul and head coach Ty Lue weren’t on speaking terms prior to the team’s decision to part with Paul.
"But I think the biggest reason I'm disappointed is what Chris said. No communication with Ty Lue. And, even more than that, no communication — I talked to CP Wednesday, I talked to him yesterday, I talked to him today — no communication with Steve Ballmer. And that's the disappointing thing for me."
To be clear, no one is absolving Paul of blame. He certainly played a part in the whole fiasco by potentially being a difficult person to have in the locker room. Regardless though, releasing a franchise legend on his retirement tour in the middle of the night is a tough look for the Clippers as an organization.